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Residency–Internal Medicine | 2008 | Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC |
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A Few Good Men
If you go back in time through your DVD player, you'll discover that there was a time where Tom Cruise didn't blink. He was playing lawyers. I don't know if one was a result of the other, but they definitely went hand in hand.
Tom soars with a trite and contrived intensity through A Few Good Men, under the impression that he's driving the car, Demi Moore is riding shotgun, Kevin Pollack is stuffed in the trunk and, if you look close enough, you'll see Kevin Bacon riding bitch in the backseat for a while.
Cruise may have had the leading role in this movie, but it was definitely Jack Nicholson's car.
A Few Good Men, or as I like to call it, A Few Good Scenes is driven by the infrequent scenes with Nicholson, and Cruise's jittery body language, which passes for action in this film.
This was the truth about Cruise at the time. And I couldn't handle it.
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Lawyers and corporate espionage go together like tuna fish and jelly. A lot of tuna fish and jelly. With a 2 ½ hour running time, The Firm is a long-ass movie about a money-grubbing lawyer who goes for the gold only to discover he's working for a shady law firm that's about to use him as a fall guy.
I don't know if it was supposed to be interesting. It made me wish I didn't lend out my copy of Marathon Man. The smaller parts by great actors like Gene Hackman, a pre-crackup Gary Busey, and Hal Holbrook were enticing enough, but-hack film critic quote-The Firm left me rather limp. Plus it was on HBO about 80,000 times past the point that anyone could avoid having seen it.


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Hey, TeleReaders; this Kindle's for my sister-in-law, not for you
November 29, 2007 | 7:57 pm
By Evan Schnittman
Think DRM is a necessary evil? Love the iPod model for e-books—built around Amazon's Kindle? Today's your day. I'm very pleased to publish some pro-Kindle commentary from Evan Schnittman, vice president of business development and rights at Oxford University Press (photo). Discussion's more fun with different viewpoints included, and given all my skepticism about DRM and an Amazon – dominated iPoddish model for the book industry, I encourage other defenders to submit their own essays to the TeleBlog. Meanwhile thanks to Evan for taking time to present his side! – David Rothman.
David kindly linked on November 21 to my Kindle review on the OUP blog and called me out on a major area of disagreement between us; DRM. One of my basic points is that Amazon has made a huge play taken right out of Apple's iPod playbook and, if Amazon fails, I fear the world of e-books might forever fail. David's response was that if Kindle fails, it will be the death of DRM and not the e-book. David's view is that the restrictive DRM has kept the e-book limited and the only solution is a world of DRM-free content. My position has always been that the iPod, with its 75% market share and pretty much invisible yet omnipresent DRM, is the only model of hope for e-books.
I have been playing with my Kindle and watching others as I demonstrate it. The Kindle comes with the New Oxford American Dictionary preloaded, so I was fortunate enough to attend the Amazon press conference and receive my Kindle the first day it was available. Using the Kindle and showing it to others has helped firm up my position on DRM and on what it takes to be a reading device.
The best quote on how the Kindle does as a reading device belongs to Jeff Bezos. I believe he said something like, "The device disappears after a bit and one is left with a reading experience." This is exactly what is right about the Kindle–it's clearly designed by readers for readers. The Kindle is supposed to be a device that disappears, not one that inspires techno-envy. Kindle has one job, and one job only–to create a seamless digital reading experience from purchase through immersive reading.
Immersive reading has always been the bane of electronic content. As extractive content such as reference has flourished in digital form with the public writ large, immersive reading digitally has only worked with a very, very small subset of the population–those who don't mind reading on a tiny, backlit LCD screen. While there are plenty of bloggers who feel this way, there just aren't enough compared to the vast number of readers who, like me, would never, ever get through a long article on a Blackberry, let alone a full book.
The Kindle is the first device that not only allows for a pleasurable immersive reading experience (Sony and IRex do as well) but also, like the iPod, creates a seamless experience in getting DRM'd content into the device in less than 10 seconds. In fact, the experience of buying and using content on the Kindle is easier than using iTunes as the wireless Kindle bypasses the PC (or Mac) completely. Search, buy, read–that is the Kindle experience.
So to all of you who think it's ugly, to all of you who find flaws with its lack of cool and lack of features to all of you who are outraged that it's difficult or impossible to get your old eContent onto the Kindle, and to all of you gnashing your teeth over the fact that content bought on a Kindle stays on a Kindle because of the DRM, I say the Kindle is clearly not for you!
The Kindle is for folks like my sister-in-law Laurie, a voracious reader of print books who sat at my dining room table last week playing with the Kindle for hours–fascinated by the book like experience it offered, the scale of content offered, and the easy way by which the content could be purchased and loaded automatically into the device. Laurie, who would never think to read on an iPhone, who downloads music onto her iPod without ever considering the DRM, wanted a Kindle more than anything. She wanted it because the Kindle did a spectacular job of removing the technology experience from the ebook experience, precisely what the iPod does with music.
Laurie represents the endgame publishers have been seeking since the days of the Rocket e-book (Geek check – I still have one in its original box!)–a device that makes the experience of reading e-books about the reading and not about the device and its technology. The holy grail for e-books is when Laurie (or me for that matter), not device users, not gadget hounds–people who are heavy readers and don't care about DRM, WAP browsers, or Verizon's new open device plans. Laurie represents the core constituency of publishing today and if she is willing to buy and reads books on the Kindle, game over. And if folks like Laurie aren't willing to buy and read on the Kindle, then it's game over for e-books and long live print!
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"Laurie represents the endgame publishers have been seeking since the days of the Rocket e-book (Geek check – I still have one in its original box!)–a device that makes the experience of reading e-books about the reading and not about the device and its technology. The holy grail for e-books is when Laurie (or me for that matter), not device users, not gadget hounds–people who are heavy readers and don't care about DRM, WAP browsers, or Verizon's new open device plans. Laurie represents the core constituency of publishing today and if she is willing to buy and reads books on the Kindle, game over. And if folks like Laurie aren't willing to buy and read on the Kindle, then it's game over for e-books and long live print!"
Aye, there's the rub. Yes, Laurie doesn't care about DRM *today*. But say 3 years from now when it turns out the Kindle never quite took off and Amazon phases it out. Then Laurie looks around and notices that, hey, XYZ Corp has a new improved color eInk reader that's even better than that Kindle was. Great. Except since all of those books she bought from Amazon are DRMed for the Kindle, they won't work at all on the latest and greatest new gizmo.
This isn't some geek hypothetical scenario, either. This is exactly what happened to normal consumers who drank the DRM Kool Aid with the Rocket Book, and found their investment in ebooks worthless after that product was discontinued and abandoned.
One truth that the DRM promoters don't want you to know. DRM is about greed. If you have to buy the same music, ebook, video, etc. all over again because your new gizmo can't read those old files – well hey, that's too bad.
Most of these companies would like nothing better than to "rent" you content, instead of you buying it. It's a constant revenue stream for them. Software is going the same way. Every heard the term "software as a service"?
And as for Amazon, remember when they stopped selling PDF ebooks? They used DRM to lock them to a particular computer. When Amazon decided to stop selling these type of ebooks, they basically told everyone to f-off when they wanted to access the ebooks that they had paid for and couldn't. Amazon had their money, so tough luck. Read the Kindle license agreement. You'll see that the same type of language is in there.
With DRM, you are at the mercy of someone else as to whether you can legitimately use the content that you have paid for. That is why DRM is evil and the average person should care about it.
I loathe DRM and refuse to buy music from ITunes because of it, but have been using another restricted yet enjoyable way of listening recently with a Naxos web radio subscription (for the vast cost of $US10 per year). This just streams CD's from a selection of about 30 varieties of music and does a lot to keep me sane at work. Why not have a "rental" of books in the same way? (like a DVD rental). The rental could last 3-4 weeks and then expire or be renewed or give the option of purchasing a DRM free copy to existing customers. Surely a watermark or serial number could deter piracy. The lower cost would be recouped by selling a lot more rentals; like a library book or DVD, if you don't like it you don't bother buying. Hollywood seems to thrive on this type of marketing, so it must work.
The article fails to draw a link between DRM and ease-of-use. To take the iPod example: iPods were popular well before the introduction of the iTunes store, partly because iTunes made it easy for people to rip their existing audio CDs. I would venture a guess that even now most of the content on iPods comes from ripped CDs (or other, less legitimate methods) rather than the iTunes store. More importantly, it was the ability to easily grandfather in all the existing content that made iPods popular, not the (later) availability of convenient but DRMed music.
Granted, most people don't have the same quantity of ebooks to 'grandfather in' for a new device, but it's certainly the case that what matters most is ease of use, and DRM is not necessary to that, as DRM-free retailers in both music and books have comprehensively shown.
This statement on his blog made me scratch my head:
>>>What Kindle has that no other device I have seen has – and to me, these are the two biggest breakthroughs – a qwerty keyboard and EVDO cellular wireless connectivity.
I guess he never saw the original version of the Sony Reader, the Japan-only Librie. It had a Kindle-like keyboard and was DRM-heavy too. The DRM (self-erasing "rental" books and magazines) helped to doom it (the buttonage probably helped too).
Oh, no question that the instant gratification and PC-bypass the Kindle offers is great. But that's a small enticement up against far too many negatives.
Yet, who knows? Let's say a ton of everyday people buy the Kindle and it does indeed become the "iPod of ebooks." When the DRM Gotcha bites them, maybe the scream will be so loud that things will *have* to change for the better. Several million angry customers can make a lot of DMCA change!
"I guess he never saw the original version of the Sony Reader, the Japan-only Librie. It had a Kindle-like keyboard and was DRM-heavy too. The DRM (self-erasing "rental" books and magazines) helped to doom it (the buttonage probably helped too)."
Right, but you'd have to be a real ebook nerd to have ever heard of the Librie. I mean everyone reading this blog is probably aware of it, but beyond that… (though technically all sorts of PDA-centric ebook solutions have QWERTY keyboards too). And, of course, the Rocket eBook had a software keyboard.
Anyway, it is really perplexing why Sony eliminated the keyboard. The Kindle keyboard kind of sucks, but at least its there.
>>>Anyway, it is really perplexing why Sony eliminated the keyboard. The Kindle keyboard kind of sucks, but at least its there.
Less suckage. Plus, as I constantly point out, it's called the Reader, not the Scholar. (There's Sony's opening to do a keyboarded up-version… but they have been too slow with developing the Reader. Ah, for some of that churn-em-out CLIE spirit!)
My mother has a checkbook with a calculator on the inside of the (flexible) cover. Why not a reading device that puts the keyboard into a separate cover? Have various key layouts available. Leave the cover at home if you don't need it.


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We love Glenn Beck. Thanks for coming to Salt Lake City with your show. Come back soon! And, thanks for helping us remember and realize that each one of us can make a difference even though society looks so bleak right now.
- 11:21 p.m. July 6, 2013
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How interesting: Glenn Beck delivers a message of love. A few years back I watched Mr. Beck on Fox for a solid week. All I heard was vitriol and anger. I am glad to now hear he has found "love." While this hard turn to agape love smacks of opportunism, at least it is an improvement. History is replete with political charlatans and we are fortunate to have one of the better ones on exhibit. May Mr. Beck continue to emerge once in a while if nothing else then for comedic relief for most and inspiration for few.
- 11:50 p.m. July 6, 2013
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What hidden gem of paranoid inspiration has Beck found for us now? We in Utah hold our breath for another new Beck side dish. Under what rock will it come from this time? How will it taste? My guess is bitter.
- 12:24 a.m. July 7, 2013
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Glenn Beck is simply another form of affinity fraud so prevalent in Utah. It is very sad.
- 12:39 a.m. July 7, 2013
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" He envisions growing kindness across America, and specifically, faithful
members of various religions who respect and admire one another."
Call me skeptical, but the man who wants "faithful members of various
religions"... spends 3 hours a day, five days a week, complaining about
Islam and how it is trying to bring down the American way of life...
Maybe if he practiced what he tries to preach I could take him seriously, but
I guess I will wait and see.
- 12:50 a.m. July 7, 2013
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Funny how those who know Beck is full of hate, never offer examples. I found that he encourages love and respect. I watch him and listen to him and when I get frustrated about the direction of the country he reminds us to use the tactics of Ghandi and Martin Luther King Jr.
- 12:56 a.m. July 7, 2013
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Fantastic week of wonderful and uplifting events.
- 1:16 a.m. July 7, 2013
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At the end of the first quarter:
Attendees: 15,000+
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TMR, what is so comical to you about a message
of lightening governments load by being more charitable?
- 2:23 a.m. July 7, 2013
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@TMR Nicely put.
I don't understand the ardor that people have
for Glenn Beck. I get the whole small government thing but some of his ideas on
how to get there are a little bewildering if not downright loony.
- 2:34 a.m. July 7, 2013
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"I don't think there's a more patriotic state on the Constitution.
It may rival Texas. I know that hacks off my home state of Texas, but I
don't think there's anybody who upholds the Constitution and love of
country as much as Utah," Beck said.
Wow! What praise for a state
that uses a caucus system instead of allowing its citizens to choose candidates.
A state that upholds weird and funny redistricting so that one party will
control that district.
- 5:09 a.m. July 7, 2013
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You hear what you want to hear. Too bad you can't open your eyes
and ears to the words and message Glenn has been stating for quite a while
- 6:22 a.m. July 7, 2013
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Most of the people who attack Glenn have never really seem him. Mostly they go by what they hear on MSNBC, etc., I don't agree with Glenn on everything, but one thing is very clear--he is very sincere about everything he believes and does what he does for that reason. I appreciate his bringing his show to Utah and hope he will continue.
- 7:06 a.m. July 7, 2013
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Glenn Beck: Goldmonger and Godmonger to the gullible.
- 7:37 a.m. July 7, 2013
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I am not a Glen Beck fan. However, his popularity reminds me that there is a
huge division in our country. Much of that division focuses on the constitution
and our liberties. Some focuses on our role in other nations. And then there is
the rift over taxes,Obamacare, families, global warming and entitlements. Add to
that unemployment, social security and immigration and we have a recipe for
It is sad that the elected officials pay more attention to
the self-serving "mainstream" press than to the concerns of their
mainstream constituents. While I abhor revolution, the number of citizens
aligning with conservatives and constitutionalists points toward what founding
fathers declared. "...mankind is more disposed to suffer while evils are
sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the form to which they are
accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations pursuing invariably
the same object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute despotism, it is
their right, it is their duty to throw off such government and to provide new
guards for their future security."
Good luck America. Hopefully
we won't need a revolution to bring the president and congress back to
their senses.
- 8:39 a.m. July 7, 2013
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Glenn Beck on the far Repub right = Michael Moore on the far Dem left. Michael
Moore's "Farhenheit 9/11" was skewed and unfair to George W. Bush.
I guess there were some people on the far, far left who took it seriously as
"truth". And then in 2007 or 08 we have Glenn with his "expose"
of George Soros on Fox "Fair and Balanced" news, complete with creepy
music, dark shadows and other props...but no more "fair and balanced"
than Michael Moore on George W. Bush.
Both Glenn Beck and Michael
Moore are carnival acts.
- 8:58 a.m. July 7, 2013
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You have OBVIOUSLT never listen to any Glenn Beck show.
There has never been any vitriol or anger on any Glenn Beck Show.
If there is any vitriol or anger it is purely from the left.
Funny how someone who bothers to comment from LA about anger and vitriol, and
their comment is only filled with anger and vitriol and hate and derision and
Glenn Beck's shows are only filled with love for country
and family and church, and good values and principles,
and hate for
those that would and want to destroy any of the above.
So which side
are you on?
- 9:04 a.m. July 7, 2013
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Interesting how Glenn Beck's "love" coincides with his big
paychecks from these events.
If Glenn is so worried about our nation and so
hot to change the government to his way of thinking, why does he not run for
political office? He would be putting his money where his mouth is.
did it.
Glenn Beck and Donald Trump...now there's a ticket no one
could ignore!
- 9:08 a.m. July 7, 2013
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Glenn Beck's definition of patriotism is basically agreeing with Glenn Beck's politics. You are unpatriotic if you disagree with his politics.
- 9:11 a.m. July 7, 2013
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Glenn Beck, while informative on the issues of today, is laughing all the way to the bank with the money people give him. He is a good show to tune into when one wants to feel paranoid, and wants to wring their hands with the next profound thing Beck says. He has studied scripture and writings, we can have the same knowledge if we just read.
- 9:15 a.m. July 7, 2013
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One thing is for certain. Those who spend their time putting down Glen Beck could find way more constructive things to do with their time and energy. Whether you like him as a person or not he has been behind many worthwhile projects to help people. If our nation is to survive it will be the people like him who are working to make it a better place to be that get the job done. While those on the sidelines griping only add to the problem. If he gets rich doing it then more power to him and those who help. Love of fellow man is much more worthwhile than finding fault with everything that is done. It is also important to be able to discern the difference between good and evil and he along with thousands of others works to promote good and point out the evil.
- 10:16 a.m. July 7, 2013
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EAS Equipment InformationSpirng 2007 DST Issues Please note that if you are using a SAGE ENDEC, and do not have version 6.2 software installed (March 07 update) you may have some DST issues. You may be seeing RWT's noted as "Expired Events". There is a simple workaround: SAGE USERS 1. Set the DST "switch" to off. The unit, with this enabled, will want to follow the OLD DST schedule. 2. Set the time zone offset to "-4" (Atlantic Time). 3. Set the time clock to the correct EDT time. At the appropriate time this fall, set the offset back to -5. Here is a good summary of other units. Link. EAS Changes AnnouncedOn February 22nd, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that it has adopted a Report and Order amending the Emergency Alert System (EAS) rules. The Commission adopted several new EAS event and location codes, which broadcast stations and cable systems may use to alert the public in the event of state and local emergencies, including a new Child Abduction Emergency (CAE) event code which may be used to activate AMBER Plans.The revised EAS rules will permit, but do not require, broadcast stations and cable systems to modify their existing EAS equipment so that the equipment is capable of receiving and transmitting the new event and location codes. However, new EAS equipment installed by broadcast stations and cable systems after February 1, 2004 must be able to receive and transmit the new codes. The Report and Order also increases the time period within which Required Monthly Tests of the EAS must be retransmitted from 15 to 60 minutes. Further, it authorizes cable and wireless cable systems serving fewer than 5,000 subscribers to install an FCC- certified EAS decoder only, rather than both an encoder and decoder, if certified decoders become available by October 1, 2002. The order also exempts low power FM stations from the Commission requirement to install an FCC- certified decoder until one year after any such decoders are certified by the Commission. Meanwhile, broadcast satellite and repeater stations, which rebroadcast 100% of the programming of their hub station, will now be exempt from the requirement to install EAS equipment. Download the Report & Order. SAGE UNIT WARNINGMany broadcast stations throughout Virginia have had problems relaying RMT's originated by the NWS as part of the annual Tornado Drill. The next Tornado Drill is scheduled for March 2004.
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#MM5: Album RecordingMegaphone Marathons - NOLASaturday, July 26, 2014 from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM (CDT) |
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This show will feature a special album recording of sketches, characters, monologues, etc. This will be a new tradition that we do during every Megaphone Marathons! More info about the lineup soon!
This show is presented by Studio 8!
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We can't sell alcohol at our venues, so it's BYOB. However, if the event states that we're giving out free booze (which sometimes happens), you'll have to show a 21+ ID to get in the doors.
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Today's Super Bowl between the Giants and the Patriots won't be much of a contest, if 1Up's simulation of 11 giants versus 11 Stormcloak patriots is any indication. Look for a lot of career-ending injuries late in the game.
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Success Stories
We'd like to share our stories about innovation, industry partnerships, and the path towards commercializing renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies developed at NREL.
Field Demonstrations for Navy Yield Valuable Results in Hawaii and Guam
A two-year project between NREL and the U.S. Navy's Naval Facilities Engineering Command to demonstrate energy efficiency technologies at bases in Hawaii and Guam resulted in the identification of promising options for reducing energy use and costs.
NREL's Leadership in Clean Energy Solutions Center Helps Countries Meet Energy Goals
The Clean Energy Solutions Center, an initiative of the Clean Energy Ministerial that is operated by NREL with support from both the U.S. and Australian governments, helps countries throughout the world create policies and programs that advance clean energy technologies.
NREL Helps Utilities Develop Next Generation Plugin Hybrid Electric Trucks
NREL has teamed with Pacific Gas & Electric and Efficient Drivetrains Incorporated to evaluate the performance of a unique Class 5 plug-in hybrid electric bucket truck, which could power a neighborhood while repairs are being made by electric crews.
Innovative Way to Test Batteries Fills a Market Niche
Isothermal Battery Calorimeters (IBCs), developed by NREL researchers, are capable of performing the precise thermal measurements needed to make safer, longer-lasting, and more cost-effective batteries for in a variety of applications.
Algae Research Partnerships Impact Greenhouse Gas Production, Energy Security, and Job Creation
NREL's algae research has included collaborations with Cellana, Sapphire, and Algenol, as well as a partnership with Chevron Corp. to accelerate the commercialization of algal biofuels.
Partnerships Drive New Transportation Solutions
NREL partners with industry to address some of the toughest energy efficiency challenges. The lab's work with individual companies—from startups to established corporations—includes full collaboration, technical assistance, deployment guidance, research facility use, and technology licensing.
Partnerships Advance the Use of Clean Energy Technologies in the Marketplace
NREL works with hundreds of partners within industry, government, academia, small business, international organizations, and nonprofits to advance the use of clean energy technologies in the marketplace, including Toyota, California Energy Commission, and Verizon.
Portland, Oregon, Grassroots Solarize Campaign Drives Solar Prices Down 30%
Solarize Portland campaigns have revolutionized the market for solar, driving down prices by more than 30% and generating more than 50 permanent green jobs. NREL helped develop the Solarize Guidebook that initially served as a reference guide for the city of Portland.
U.S. Virgin Islands Cut Diesel Use for Electricity and Water Production by 20%
NREL is working with the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) Water and Power Authority, the Governor's Office, the Energy Office, and local stakeholders to identify the best combination of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies to meet USVI's 60% fossil fuel reduction goal by 2025.
Disaster Recovery Support at FEMA Incorporates Sustainability in Rebuilding Efforts
NREL, through funding provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), has provided support in integrating sustainability into federal, state, and local recovery, reconstruction and redevelopment activities in areas of disaster recovery.
Combined Energy Savings of $200,000 per Year Achieved in Greensburg, Kansas
After a devastating tornado struck Greensburg, Kan., NREL technical experts worked with city leaders, business owners, and residents to incorporate clean energy technologies into new buildings. Greensburg is now a model green community completely powered by a wind farm and surrounded by the highest per capita concentration of LEED-certified buildings in the U.S.
NREL and GM Partner to Reduce Cost of Automotive Fuel Cells
NREL and General Motors (GM) are partnering on a multiyear, multimillion dollar joint effort to accelerate the reduction of automotive fuel cell stack costs through fuel cell material and manufacturing research and development.
Increasing Electric Vehicle Efficiency through Enhanced Thermal Management
NREL experts have collaborated with automotive industry partners to investigate promising thermal management technologies and strategies with the goal of reducing the amount of energy needed for climate control.
NREL Staff Recognized for Top Innovations
NREL recently recognized the professionals behind the lab's greatest innovations during its annual Innovation and Technology Transfer Awards ceremony. The event also celebrated NREL's commercialization and partnering successes, recognizing the researchers and engineers who made it happen.
NREL Helps Fleets Optimize Energy Efficiency
NREL analyzed on-road performance data from Frito-Lay electric delivery trucks to help the company determine routes and charging schedules that maximize electric vehicle fuel-saving potential. This 12-month evaluation was designed to enhance understanding of how to optimize the use of such vehicles in a large-scale commercial operation.
NREL and Partners Study Wind Farm Aerodynamics to Improve Siting
To gain new insights into wind turbine wakes, NREL partnered with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the University of Colorado at Boulder, and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory to fund a comprehensive study.
NREL Invention Speeds Solar Cell Quality Testing for Industry
Real-time quantum efficiency (QE) measurements—licensed and commercialized by Tau Science Corp.— use light-emitting diodes, high-speed electronics, and mathematical algorithms to measure the QE of solar cells up to 1,000 times faster than had been done before.
Natcore Technology Licenses NREL's Award-Winning Solar Cell Etching Process
Natcore Technology Inc. licensed NREL's "black silicon" technology and is incorporating it into its proprietary manufacturing process for solar cells. The black silicon nanocatalytic wet-chemical etch is an inexpensive, one-step process that allows solar cells to absorb more than 98% of incident sunlight.
NREL and SkyFuel Partnership Reflects Bright Future for Solar Energy
For the next generation of parabolic troughs, NREL Principal Scientist Gary Jorgensen and SkyFuel Chief Technology Officer Randy Gee have developed a lower-cost, more durable solution to glass mirrors.
Materials Exposure Testing Market Expands with Ultra-Accelerated Weathering System
The Ultra-Accelerated Weathering System will change the weathering industry. A partnership with Atlas, one of the leaders in materials exposure testing, will take NREL's technology to industry.
Advanced Condenser Boosts Geothermal Power Plant Output
When power production at The Geysers geothermal power complex began to falter, NREL stepped in, developing advanced condensing technology that dramatically boosted production efficiency—and making a major contribution to the effective use of geothermal power.
What Our Partners Say
"The capabilities and credibility of NREL are unmatched in the technical work they provided. I have recommended them many times, and will continue to do so."
— Lotus Applied Technology
"Grateful for the excellent support, collaborative problem solving, customer-focus, and overall commitment. NREL makes us all look good."
— Federal Emergency Management Agency
"NREL has provided guidance to us under the Building America program and has been a partner with us on funded projects in California. Both of these relationships have helped us advance technically and build our credibility in the industry."
— Davis Energy Group
"NREL provides a great deal of guidance and assistance to us. We use their suggestions to inform our decisions on a national level regarding energy-reduction projects, renewable energy projects, etc."
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NREL Working with Partners on Electrified Transportation Systems
A sustainable transportation future will rely on innovative systems connecting vehicles, utilities, renewable energy sources, and buildings. NREL is working with partners to develop electrified transportation systems that allow electric vehicles to interact with the power grid.
Net-Zero Energy and Energy Security Measures Replicated Across the Military
In conjunction with the U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Management Program, NREL partnered with Marine Corps Air Station Miramar to develop a plan to reach net-zero energy for the installation, supporting the U.S. Department of Defense's goal to obtain 25% of its energy from renewables by 2025.
HP Supercomputer at NREL Garners Top Honor
A supercomputer created by Hewlett-Packard and NREL that uses warm water to cool its servers and then re-uses that water to heat its building has been honored as one of the top technological innovations of the year by R&D Magazine.
Partners Leverage NREL's State-of-the-Art Facilities
Companies like Hewlett-Packard, Ford, and Xcel Energy are partnering with NREL to research and develop their energy technologies.
Partnership Helps Fort Carson Meet Energy Goals
NREL is partnering with Fort Carson to support the post in meeting its net-zero energy, water, and waste by 2020 goal by conducting technology demonstrations and providing support for micro grid and buildings projects.
Remote Shading Tool Has Potential to Reduce Solar Soft Costs by $0.17 per Watt
NREL, in partnership with Solar Census, and with support from the U.S. Department of Energy's SunShot Incubator program, conducted onsite assessments at four residential homes to determine the accuracy of Solar Census' remote online shading tool.
Fossil Fuel Dependency Falls from 100% to 56% on Alcatraz Island
With the help of NREL, the U.S. Department of Energy, and the National Park Service, solar photovoltaic panels are powering lights and appliances that were previously powered by either coal or diesel fuel ferried across the San Francisco Bay.
Supporting Hawaii's First Net-Zero Energy Affordable Housing Community
NREL partnered with the Department of Hawaiian Homelands, Hawaiian Homelands Trust, and an architectural firm to design net-zero homes and the village's community center. The U.S. Green Building Council awarded the project its Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Platinum designation.
New DGIC Connects Utilities and Energy Industry Professionals on Interconnection Issues
NREL, with support from the Solar Electric Power Association, the Electric Power Research Institute, and Western Area Power Authority, has organized and is facilitating the Distributed Generation Interconnection Collaborative (DGIC)—a collaborative community of utilities and other stakeholders focused on innovative approaches to distributed generation interconnection.
Crystal Solar and NREL Team Up to Cut Costs
A faster, cheaper way to manufacture silicon solar cells won a coveted R&D 100 award as one of the top technology innovations of 2013. Crystal Solar's approach to growing high-quality, high-efficiency silicon wafers at 100 times the usual throughput and half the cost could be a game-changer, creating American jobs and stemming the flow of solar cell manufacturing overseas.
NREL Bolsters Batteries with Nanotubes
NREL's Energy Storage group is working with the U.S. Department of Energy, automotive battery developers, and car manufacturers to enhance the performance and durability of advanced lithium-ion batteries for a cleaner, more secure transportation future.
Partnerships to Accelerate Hydrogen Station Technology
NREL and Sandia teams are working with public and private partners to develop a hydrogen station equipment performance device, hydrogen contaminant detector specifications, and reference station designs as part of the U.S. Department of Energy Fuel Cell Technologies Office's Hydrogen Fueling Infrastructure Research and Station Technology project.
NREL-led Team Improves and Accelerates Battery Design
NREL led some of the best minds from U.S. auto manufacturers, battery developers, and automotive simulation tool developers in a $20 million project to accelerate the development of battery packs and wider adoption of electric-drive vehicles.
NREL Collaborative Improves Reliability of Wind Turbine Gearboxes
NREL initiated the Gearbox Reliability Collaborative, which brings together wind turbine manufacturers, owners, researchers, and consultants to develop improved processes for the design, testing, and operation of wind turbines to increase gearbox reliability.
NREL Patents Catalyst that Boosts Economics of Biofuels
NREL patented a catalyst that can reform tar in a gasification reactor—an important shortcut in making biomass suitable as a drop-in fuel—working with Colorado neighbor CoorsTek on the catalyst support.
NREL and AOS Solar Collaborate on Breakthrough Optical Cavity Furnace
NREL and private-industry partner AOS Solar Inc. collaborated to build a manufacturing-size Optical Cavity Furnace capable of processing 1,200 wafers per hour, and shared an R&D 100 award for the innovation.
The Quest for Inexpensive Silicon Solar Cells
NREL scientists Howard Branz and Chaz Teplin have joined forces with the Ampulse Corporation and Oak Ridge National Laboratory to create a less expensive alternative to wafer crystalline silicon solar cells, combining two technologies that may revolutionize photovoltaics.
Partnerships to Reduce Enzyme Costs Increase Market Potential for Biofuels
To reduce the costs of the cellulase enzymes used to break down the cellulosic biomass into fermentable sugars, NREL partnered with two leading enzyme companies—Novozymes and Genencor—to engineer new cellulose enzymes that are more efficient.


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NEW YORK -- Katie Holmes doesn't talk about her split from actor Tom Cruise, but she does say she hopes this year is better than the last.
The actress tells Allure magazine she wants 2013 to be "a peaceful year for a lot of people."
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The 34-year-old, who has a 6-year-old daughter named Suri with Cruise, does say she's "open" to the idea of expanding her family in the future.
Katie Holmes filed for divorce from Tom Cruise last June after five years of marriage.
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COLUMBIA — Standing out at a track and field meet is difficult. There are multiple events going on at once, some of them out of sight, away from where the audience is seated.
Some athletes, like Rock Bridge sprinter Matt Kelly, wore neon socks to stand out from the other competitors at Saturday's meet between Helias and host Rock Bridge.
For other athletes, no gimmick is needed to draw attention to themselves. Rock Bridge senior Austin Ray had about 20 spectators walk from the stands to the discus field behind the track, to watch him throw. He did not disappoint.
Ray won the event with a throw of 154 feet, 9½ inches. He beat second-place finisher Hunter Trom, a junior from Rock Bridge, by more than 16 feet.
Before each throw, Ray walks to the back right corner of the cement throwing space and wipes the bottoms of his shoes. When he steps into the circle, he taps his toes on the ground and begins to circle around for momentum. After he releases the disc, his momentum nearly knocks him over, but his balance and athletic ability keep him in the circle to avoid a fault.
Rock Bridge assistant coach Elisha Hunt, a former MU thrower, says she is amazed by Rays' ability.
"The cool thing about watching him throw is that it doesn't matter if something is wrong with his technique," Hunt said. "He still steps into the ring and hits the big marks."
Ray is 6 feet, 6 inches tall and weighs 240 pounds giving him the natural ability to throw a discus a long way. However, he credits Hunt's coaching on technique for his improvement.
Last year, Hunt's first year coaching, Ray's personal best was 146-6. With another year of Hunt's coaching, he hit 166-11 at the Capital Relays on April 14 at Jefferson City High School.
In June, Ray will head to Colorado University to begin training with the football team. He received a scholarship after his senior season to play tight end for the Buffaloes.
He does not plan to throw the discuss at Colorado, but he is still working hard on reaching his goal of placing at the state track meet to finish his senior season.
"I could focus only on my football training, but I am a competitor, and I like throwing," Ray said. "Plus this keeps me from sitting around the house all the time."
In his senior year, Ray has also taken a leadership role on the team. Hunt will often see him coaching the younger guys at practice.
Trom, whose second-place 138-1½ was a personal best, says he has learned a lot from Ray.
"He's helped me gain more explosion in my throw, and he also helps keep our practices laid back by joking around with us," Trom said.
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Oxford's Justin Fondren and Sam Kendricks traveled to Mobile, Ala., as invited athletes and competed in the Mobile Challenge of Champions track meet.
Fondren finished third overall in the meet after leaping 6 feet, 8 inches in the high jump, while Kendricks was fifth in the pole vault with a finish of 14 feet.
"The Mobile meet is a premier national meet, so to place there is big for these talented young athletes," OHS coach Scott Kendricks said.
Both Fondren and Kendricks also competed at Mississippi College on Friday with Fondren leaping 6-8 and Kendricks vaulting 14-6. Tom Kendricks also competed at the meet at Mississippi College and finished third in the discus. (April 5, 2010, Page 8A)
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Get dirty, have fun and grow more food with great gardening tips from real-life gardeners.
By Lee Reich
Tags: garden fertilizers, plant food, Lee Reich
Gardeners seeking miraculous growth from their plants, especially from potted plants whose root can't forage a far as plants in the ground, often turn to 'Miracle-Gro'. In fact, gardeners often turn to 'Miracle-Gro' as elixir for any plant that might need some more oomph. 'Miracle-Gro', in case you are unfamiliar with manufactured miracles, is a plant food. Not just any old plant food, though, but a plant food by which legions of gardeners -- and such notables as actors and athletes, in magazine ads -- swear.
To discover what magic tonic might lie within that unassuming cardboard box, I delved deeper than the plant label. There, the active ingredients are explicitly spelled out, as they must be, by law. 'Miracle-Gro' is a 15-30-15 fertilizer, meaning that that the powder within contains 15 percent nitrogen, 30 percent phosphorous, and 15 percent potassium. Nitrogen, phosphorous, and potassium are the three main nutrients needed by plants, the ones plants gobble up in greatest quantity.
Now take a look at the label of some other plant food: 'Schultz Instant', for example. 'Schultz Instant' is 20-30-20, another concentrate of the three most-needed nutrients. Although a bit richer than 'Miracle-Gro', 'Schultz Instant' won't make plants grow any faster than 'Miracle-Gro', because you are supposed to use less of it. (Too rich a diet is as harmful to plants as it is to humans.) There's no magic in that 1:2:1 ratio of nitrogen to phosphorous to potassium in 'Miracle-Gro' and 'Schultz Instant', and other fertilizers that might have other ratios. The Miracle-Gro company, in fact, makes 'Miracle-Gro for Roses', containing 18-24-16, as well as one for tomato, having a ratio of 18-18-21.
But plants are not really all that finicky, within reason, about how they are fed. A good share -- even all -- of their nourishment should from the soil itself, rather than from a liquid concentrate. And the difference between a plant "eating" 'Miracle-Gro' or 'Schultz Instant' or some other plant food is about as great as the difference between you or me eating green beans or lima beans or or peas. 'Miracle-Gro' and many other plant foods are chemical fertilizers. I prefer organic fertilizers. They offer a spectrum of nutrients, including micronutrients, not just the "big three." Nutrients in organic fertilizers are made available to plants through microbial decomposition. And the same heat and moisture that spurs microbial growth also spurs plant growth so that nutrients are made available in synch with plant growth.
When possible, I feed my plants - or, rather, the soil - the Cadillac of plant foods, which is compost. Besides offering a broad spectrum of nutrients, compost adds organic bulk to the soil, helping it retain water and air, necessitating less exactitude in acidity, and rendering nutrients already in the soil more available to plants. Every autumn, I swathe my vegetable beds with an inch depth of compost, which supplies everything the plants need for the year. Other parts of my farmden might get blanketed with wood chips or hay. Though less rich in nutrients than compost, wood chips and hay do feed my plants as they decompose.
Sometimes more concentrated fertilizers are needed. In that case, I scoop out my universal pabulum, soybean meal. It supplies mostly nitrogen, but that's all that's needed when bulky organic materials have been used. Just a sprinkling, one to two pounds per hundred square feet, is all that's needed. In spite of its mundane composition, 'Miracle-Gro' does often produce miraculous results, for a couple of reasons. One reason is because the stuff is so convenient to use. The powder is soluble, so you can just dissolve it in water in your watering can, and the directions are explicit and easy to follow.
Many other fertilizers are also convenient and easy to use, so perhaps the greatest miracle of 'Miracle-Gro' is the miraculous effectiveness of the company's advertising. Partly, it's the name; humans, after all, have for millennia been seeking miracles. Throughout the country, the words 'Miracle-Gro' come into many gardeners' minds whenever they think of feeding their plants; for many, 'Miracle-Gro' is synonymous with fertilizer. I've even used it on rare occasions. Some potted plants needed some quick oomph. Compost was out of the question because there was no additional room in the pot for compost (besides what was in my potting mix). Soybean meal takes a few weeks before nutrient begin to be released. But why 'Miracl-Gro' and not some other such fertilizer? Because 'Miracl-Gro' was on sale at the time, offering the best price per amount of nitrogen.
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The Homer Mariners came up short Saturday in their first trip to a football state championship game. Kenai Central defeated Homer 26-14 at Chugiak High School in the medium-schools First National Bowl. "It was intense, definitely intense," Homer senior running back Hoss Frank said. It was the second straight year Homer's season ended with a loss to Kenai. Last season, the Kardinals topped the Mariners in the semifinals of the small-schools playoffs. Homer turned the ball over twice in the first half, which led to two Kardinals touchdowns. Kenai sophomore running back Levi Hansen scored with 6:49 left in the half for a 14-0 lead. "We knew we had to get turnovers, and we did," Kenai Coach John Marquez said. Homer answered back with a 55-yard run from senior quarterback Robin Glosser to cut the gap to 14-8 going into halftime. Glosser was joined by senior running back Dyllan Day as the point scorers for Homer, with Day's touchdown coming with 7:15 left in the game. The Kardinals had far more championship experience coming into the game, having won five small-schools state titles. Homer's introduction to the championship atmosphere was not what held the Mariners back, Homer Coach Cam Wyatt said. It was mental mistakes. "It was just execution," he said. "Everything they did, we taught this weekend and the boys did not execute at the same level, simple as that." Despite the scoreboard, the Mariners kept battling until the final whistle. "Our guys didn't give up, so I was proud of that. That's the best thing about it my guys didn't give up on me," Frank said. Mariners' turnovers that led to the Kardinals' points in the first half gave Homer an uphill fight. "We went in prepared and we just didn't come out winners," Glosser said. "There were a lot of key plays like the fumbles in the first half and the first (Kenai) touchdown." Glosser echoed Frank's never-give-up attitude. "We played our hearts out," Glosser said. "That's why we're here, to do that." Both teams had tremendous support from their communities. Homer senior Erik Rosencrans said it was a special experience. "Seeing all my fans there, cheering for us, it was something I never felt before in anything really, it was just awesome," he said. "Is there anyone left in Homer right now?" Frank said after the game. Rosencrans said he was proud to be part of a team that was the first to represent Homer in the championship game. "I loved being a part of it and everything, I just wish we would've gotten the win," he said. "It was great to be the first team to ever go there and everything, but I just don't have the same feeling as if we would've gotten the victory." Wyatt said the championship game will help the program move forward. "Though this is the end for some seniors, this is the beginning for the rest," Wyatt said. "So their season starts today. "It's an end for some, but it's a beginning for the younger boys." The game ended a stellar season for the Mariners. "We have a tremendous amount to celebrate," Wyatt said. "We have the best season record of the program ever, first time we've ever made it to the state championship game. "We have a lot to celebrate, and we're going to, because it's important to finish that way."


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Healozone Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of the Use of Ozone for Management of Dental Caries
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Caries means demineralization with the formation of cavities and pulp symptoms and necrosis as an end result. The acids in the mouth are mainly produced by oral bacteria like Streptococcus mutans from bacterial biofilms adhering to the tooth. Ozone has been shown to have a very strong bactericidal effect on bacteria causing dental caries. Baysan et al reported that there was a statistically significant reduction of streptococci in root caries lesions and saliva samples after ozone application. The positive clinical effect of ozone with respect to arresting caries progression and the remineralization of caries has been shown in vitro and in vivo. In an in vivo study, Baysan and Lynch found that the application of ozone resulted in a significant reduction of bacterial contamination as well as a reduction in size and severity of root caries lesions. In a subsequent study, Baysan and Lynch reported that the severity of root caries lesions was significantly reduced after ozone application as measured by electrical conductance and laser fluorescence. In several studies, the caries reducing effect of ozone was measured with biochemical methods in root surface caries lesions, the biofilm and saliva after ozone application. See Citation section for references.
The objectives of this multi-center clinical study were to determine: (1) the effectiveness of the HealOzone in stopping the progression of fissure caries; and (2) the oral soft tissue safety of the ozone system.
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
Dental Caries |
Device: Ozone treatment Device: Placebo treatment |
Phase 2 Phase 3 |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Outcomes Assessor) Primary Purpose: Prevention |
Official Title: | A Multi-Center Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of the Use of Ozone for the Management of Fissure Caries |
- ICDAS Severity Value [ Time Frame: Baseline and One Year ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Clinically significant changes indicating caries progression are defined as changes in ICDAS severity values from 1 or 2 to a 3 or higher, or from a 3 or 4 to a 5 or higher. The severity criteria are as follows:
0 = Sound tooth surface.
- = First visual change in enamel.
- = Distinct visual change in enamel.
- = Localized enamel breakdown due to caries with no visible dentin.
- = Underlying dark shadow from dentin, with or without localized enamel breakdown.
- = Distinct cavity with visible dentin.
- = Extensive distinct cavity with visible dentin.
- Change in Caries Lesion Activity [ Time Frame: Baseline and one year ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Change in caries lesion activity at One Year. All teeth were considered Active at Baseline
Caries Lesion Activity score:
- = Inactive - surface of enamel appears whitish, brownish or black. Enamel may be shiny and feels hard and smooth when the tip of the probe is moved gently across the surface.
- = Active lesion - surface of enamel appears whitish/yellowish opaque with loss of luster. The surface feels rough when the tip of the probe is moved gently across the surface.
- Progression of Radiographic Scores at 12 Months [ Time Frame: one year ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Clinically significant changes for Bitewing x-rays indicating caries progression would be changes in x-ray criterion for lesion presence from "no" to "yes" or for lesion depth to a D1 or higher. The occlusal surface of study teeth will be evaluated using the following scale:
Lesion presence: yes /no
Lesion depth:
E1 = outer half of enamel E2 = inner half of enamel D1 = outer third of dentin D2 = middle third of dentin D3 = inner third of dentin or greater/pulpal exposure
- Laser Fluorescence Progression-12 Month (Increase From <=20 to >=30) [ Time Frame: one year ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]The change in DIAGNOdent measurements between baseline and twelve-month visits was used as an additional secondary endpoint. Clinically significant changes for DIAGNOdent indicating caries progression would be an increase in DIAGNOdent reading of 10 or more units or an increase in DIAGNOdent reading from below 20 to above 30 units. DIAGNOdent reading using a scale from 00 to 99, with 00 indicating no caries activity and 99 indicating a high level of activity.
- Laser Fluorescence Progression-12 Month (Increase at Least 10) [ Time Frame: one year ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]The change in DIAGNOdent measurements between baseline and twelve-month visits was used as an additional secondary endpoint. Clinically significant changes for DIAGNOdent indicating caries progression would be an increase in DIAGNOdent reading of 10 or more units. DIAGNOdent reading using a scale from 00 to 99, with 00 indicating no caries activity and 99 indicating a high level of activity.
Enrollment: | 394 |
Study Start Date: | February 2007 |
Study Completion Date: | December 2009 |
Primary Completion Date: | May 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
Experimental: Ozone treatment
Ozone treatment of randomly selected study tooth for 60 seconds
Device: Ozone treatment
Ozone treatment applied to randomly selected tooth for a period of 60 seconds at Baseline, Three, Six and Nine-Month visits.
Other Name: HealOzone unit
Placebo Comparator: Placebo, no ozone
Placebo treatment (no ozone) of randomly selected study tooth for 60 seconds.
Device: Placebo treatment
Placebo treatment applied to randomly selected tooth for a period of 60 seconds at Baseline, Three-, Six- and Nine-Month visits.
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Ages Eligible for Study: | 10 Years to 40 Years |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
To be eligible for study participation, subjects had to:
1. provide written informed consent, HIPAA authorization and medical history information prior to their participation; 2. be between the ages of 10 and 40 years of age; 3. if female and of childbearing potential, agree to:
- a urine pregnancy test, which must be negative;
- use one form of medically accepted contraceptive measures which include oral contraceptives, condom, or diaphragm with spermicide, Intra Uterine Device (IUD), Depo-Provera, Norplant during the study and for at least 30 days after the last treatment. (Females who are post menopausal, i.e. amenorrhea for the previous 12 months, or surgically sterile may be included.) 4. be in good general health as evidenced by a review of the medical history; 5. have good oral health; 6. agree to comply with all subjects' responsibilities as stated in the protocol (e.g. attendance at appointments, turning off of cell phone during appointment, etc.); and 7. have two posterior (molar or premolar) teeth with active fissure caries as defined by ICDAS severity score between 1 and 4, a caries lesion activity score of 2, and with radiographic evidence indicating that there is no extension past the dentinal enamel junction. Lesions within the same subject ideally should have the same ICDAS criterion; however, the following deviations will be acceptable - teeth with ICDAS criterion 1 paired with a 2, and a 3 paired with a 4.
Exclusion Criteria:
Any of the following excluded subjects from participating:
- a medical condition that requires antibiotic therapy prior to dental work;
- any medical condition that could be expected to interfere with the subject's safety, such as a pacemaker or similar powered implant;
- selected study teeth with occlusal restorations, sealants, carious lesions extending into dentin, hypomineralization or fluorosis;
- generalized severe gingivitis or gross unrestored caries;
- orthodontic appliances that interfere with access to selected study teeth;
- pregnant or nursing.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00495495
United States, Indiana | |
Indiana University School of Dentistry | |
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46202 | |
United States, Massachusetts | |
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine | |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02111 | |
United States, New York | |
State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Dental Medicine | |
Buffalo, New York, United States, 14214 |
Principal Investigator: | Domenick T Zero, DDS MS | Indiana University | |
Principal Investigator: | Athena Papas, DMD, PhD | Tufts University School of Dental Medicine | |
Principal Investigator: | Sebastian Ciancio, DDS, PhD | SUNY School of Dental Medicine |
No publications provided
Responsible Party: | Indiana University |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00495495 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: | 07-D-187, IDE G50008, Clinical Trials. gov |
Study First Received: | July 1, 2007 |
Results First Received: | October 12, 2010 |
Last Updated: | February 2, 2015 |
Health Authority: | United States: Food and Drug Administration |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Dental Caries Stomatognathic Diseases Tooth Demineralization Tooth Diseases |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on April 16, 2015


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English: West Lulworth is a village in the Purbeck district of Dorset, England, situated on the English Channel coast beside Lulworth Cove. The village has a population of 766 (2001), 9.3% of dwellings are second homes. The village is a gateway to the Jurassic Coast world heritage site and is a popular tourist destination, especially for day trips.


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Homemade Rye Bread RecipesDark, Jewish, German, Swedish, and Russian Bread Recipes
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Mckinnon, Susie and Cannell, Fenella, eds. (2013) Vital relations: modernity and the persistent life of kinship. SAR Press, Santa Fe, USA. ISBN 9781938645013
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Why should kinship matter in an analysis of the ways Italian textile and clothing manufacturers outsource the production of their fashion lines to China? How might attention to kinship illuminate our understanding of the Argentine nation-state and its oil industry? What does it mean that even high-tech, scientific workplaces—like blood banks and pathology labs in Penang, Malaysia—are thoroughly domesticated by relations of kinship and marriage? Can Indian shipyard workers' ideas about kinship, reproduction, and the divine tell us something unexpected about the presumed secular nature of productive labor in the global economy? How do Mormon understandings of kinship and adoption help us reflect on mainstream Protestant and even ostensibly secular ideas of kinship?
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Seder Plate from Pre-Expulsion Spain
Spain ca. 1480 Ceramic lusterware Diam: 57 cm Gift of Jakob Michael, New York, in memory of his wife, Erna Sondheimer Michael Accession number: B65.12.0483 ; 134/057 |
This plate, the earliest known Seder plate in existence, belongs to a small group of Jewish ceremonial objects that survived the expulsion from Spain. The inscription in the center refers to the main components of the festival: pesah (Paschal lamb), matzah, maror (bitter herbs), and seder. The errors in the Hebrew inscription may be the result of its having been copied by a non-Jewish artist who was unfamiliar with Hebrew letters. Publications: The Jewish World 365 Days, from the Collections of The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York, USA, 2004 The Israel Museum, Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2005 Zalmona, Yigal, ed., The Israel Museum at 40: Masterworks of Beauty and Sanctity, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 2005 Exhibition: Highlights of the Judaica and Jewish Ethnography Collections Online, Israel Museum, Jerusalem Digital presentation of this object was made possible by: The Ridgefield Foundation, New York, in memory of Henry J. and Erna D. Leir |


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Hamburguesa Estilo Kiev (Mexican Hamburger Kiev)
- Total Time:
- 1 hr 10 min
- Prep:
- 15 min
- Inactive:
- 40 min
- Cook:
- 15 min
- Yield:
- 4 servings
- Level:
- Easy
- 1 stick unsalted butter, softened
- 1 tablespoon coriander seeds, toasted and ground
- Kosher salt
- 2 pounds ground beef (if you want to be super awesome, use Alton's mix for Burger of the Gods-equal parts sirloin and chuck)
- 1 to 2 tablespoons chipotle adobo (the sauce that comes in canned chipotle peppers)
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Oil, for brushing grill grates
- Fresh Mexican cheese, such as cotija, or feta cheese, optional
- 4 hamburger buns, ideally Martin's Potato Rolls
Mix together the butter, coriander and a pinch of kosher salt with a wooden spoon or gloved hands until combined. Divide into four mounds, and then shape into pucks and place on wax paper. Freeze for 30 minutes.
Preheat a grill to screaming hot.
Mix the beef and chipotle adobo together with a wooden spoon or gloved hands. Divide into 8 portions. Smash the meat into patties, but make a well in the center to accommodate the frozen butter pucks.
Place 1 frozen butter puck in the well of half of the patties. Place the remaining patties on top and crimp the edges of the 2 patties with a fork or your clean hands. Make sure the seal is tight!
Freeze the butter-filled burgers for 10 minutes.
Sprinkle each side with a little salt and black pepper. Brush the grill grates well with oil and place the burgers on the grill. DO NOT SMASH THEM. DO NOT FLIP THEM MORE THAN ONCE. Cook to your desired doneness, 5 to 7 minutes per side. Six minutes per side got me a sweet medium rare.
Top with a little fresh cheese if you like. I don't think condiments of any kind are necessary, but go wild if you want. The butter makes even lean ground beef juicy and marvelous but also keeps the center cool so you run less risk of overcooking.
Serve on the buns.
Recipe courtesy Justin Warner
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